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Last year, Congress showed a rare bit of shame after "60 Minutes" reported on stock trading by key members of the House and Senate that smelled of opportunism. The TV show spotlighted the trading activity of Republican House Speaker John Boehner of...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, Insider Trading, Politics
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Bill to end sequester's air travel delays flies through Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a quick fix Friday to end the flight delays snarling the nation's airports, and President Obama will sign the bill when it reaches the White House, showing how swiftly compromise can be found when powerful interests...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration, Justice System, U.S. Senate, Jay Carney
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Air travel: That's one silly victory over sequestration
So that’s how you get this Congress to spend money: You cramp their vacation plans. The House on Friday passed legislation that will end the furloughing of air traffic controllers. And what got these famously contentious representatives off...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Steny Hoyer, Barack Obama, Air Transportation Delays, Tom Latham
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White House suspects Syria used chemical weapons, seeks inquiry
WASHINGTON — The White House said for the first time that there was evidence Syria had used chemical weapons in its civil war, but administration officials called for a broader United Nations investigation and edged away from declaring Damascus...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Martin Dempsey, Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Politics
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Villaraigosa in Washington on immigration, transportation issues
WASHINGTON -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may be nearing the end of his term, but that isn’t keeping him from traveling to the nation’s capital to push two of his pet causes – an overhaul of immigration laws that would provide...
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, U.S. Senate, Jerry Brown, Labor Legislation
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Local Korean War veterans invited to dine with president of South Korea
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA group of local Korean War veterans has been invited to have dinner with the president of South Korea on May 7 in Washington, D.C. Les Bishop, commander of Antietam Chapter 312 of the Korean War Veterans Association, said the South Korean Embassy...Tags: International Military Interventions, White House, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Park Geun-hye
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U.S. Democrats, GOP talk up deficit reduction, but don't act
WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a high priority on reducing the deficit, despite much talk to the contrary. For...
Tags: Medicare, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Prescription Drugs, MoveOn, Social Security
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REFILE-Republican split on U.S. immigration blunts party rebranding
Reuters(Refiles to fix reference to Chechen brothers in paragraph 16) * Leaders hoped to appeal to Latino voters after 2012 defeat * Traditional opposition surfacing in early debates on reform bill By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - When a...Tags: Jim DeMint, Marco Rubio, Parties and Movements, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate
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Sandy Hook Mother Pleads For New Gun Laws In Obama Weekly Address
The Hartford CourantDelivering the weekly White House address in place of President Barack Obama, the mother of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings said the nation needs new gun laws "before our tragedy becomes your tragedy." Francine Wheeler,...Tags: Barack Obama, University of Hartford, Gun Control, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate
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As flight delays increase, so does the finger-pointing in Washington
Reuters* FAA cuts bring political risks for Obama, Republicans * Republicans accuse president of manufacturing a crisis * White House blames Republicans for spending cuts By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Federal officials reported flight...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration, Ray LaHood, Parties and Movements
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Republican split on U.S. immigration blunts party rebranding
Reuters* Leaders hoped to appeal to Latino voters after 2012 defeat * Traditional opposition surfacing in early debates on reform bill By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - When a bipartisan group of U.S. senators began writing legislation to...Tags: Jim DeMint, Parties and Movements, Marco Rubio, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate
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RPT-Republican split on U.S. immigration blunts party rebranding
Reuters(Repeats with no changes to story) * Leaders hoped to appeal to Latino voters after 2012 defeat * Traditional opposition surfacing in early debates on reform bill By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - When a bipartisan group of U.S. senators...Tags: Jim DeMint, Marco Rubio, Parties and Movements, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate
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